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  • Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is seen during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in Istanbul
    US: Mistakes led to attack on Pakistani soldiers AP - 12 mins ago

    An investigation into a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month near the Afghan border has concluded that a combination of mistrust and bad maps led to the airstrikes on two Pakistani outposts, the U.S. Department … More »US: Mistakes led to attack on Pakistani soldiers

    Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is seen during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in Istanbul

    An investigation into a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month near the Afghan border has concluded that a combination of mistrust and bad maps led to the airstrikes on two Pakistani outposts, the U.S. Department of Defense and a NATO official said on Thursday.

  • Rep. Ron Paul is the new Republican presidential frontrunner.
    Joe Klein: Ron Paul is not a politician Time.com - 2 hrs 19 mins ago

    I watched Ron Paul deliver his stump speech -- to large and loving crowds -- twice yesterday and he did a very strange thing for a political front-runner. He emphasized the things traditional Republicans are least likely … More »Joe Klein: Ron Paul is not a politician

    Rep. Ron Paul is the new Republican presidential frontrunner.

    I watched Ron Paul deliver his stump speech -- to large and loving crowds -- twice yesterday and he did a very strange thing for a political front-runner. He emphasized the things traditional Republicans are least likely to approve in his libertarian appeal. He began each speech with a long, discursive section on foreign …

  • FILE - In this July 29, 1996, file photo, House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens as President Clinton talks to reporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House prior to a meeting to discuss terrorism. To hear Republican presidential contender Gingrich tell it, he and Clinton were political partners in the 1990s, lowering unemployment, balancing the federal budget and keeping the nation's economy in robust health. In fact, the economy wasn’t as rosy as he’s claiming during his time in leadership. And the Clinton-Gingrich relationship was marked by intense cycles of warfare and courtship. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)
    Gingrich, Clinton had stormy partnership AP - 2 hrs 12 mins ago

    To hear Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich tell it, he and Democratic President Bill Clinton were political partners in the 1990s, lowering unemployment, balancing the federal budget and keeping the nation's … More »Gingrich, Clinton had stormy partnership

    FILE - In this July 29, 1996, file photo, House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens as President Clinton talks to reporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House prior to a meeting to discuss terrorism. To hear Republican presidential contender Gingrich tell it, he and Clinton were political partners in the 1990s, lowering unemployment, balancing the federal budget and keeping the nation's economy in robust health. In fact, the economy wasn’t as rosy as he’s claiming during his time in leadership. And the Clinton-Gingrich relationship was marked by intense cycles of warfare and courtship. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

    To hear Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich tell it, he and Democratic President Bill Clinton were political partners in the 1990s, lowering unemployment, balancing the federal budget and keeping the nation's economy in robust health.

  • FILE - This photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows the rain-soaked handle of a shopping cart outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Hts. Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was given the formula became gravely ill with a suspected bacterial infection and died after being taken off life support, the retailer said Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
    Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri AP - 17 mins ago

    Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was fed the formula died from what preliminary tests indicate was a rare bacterial infection, … More »Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri

    FILE - This photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows the rain-soaked handle of a shopping cart outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Hts. Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was given the formula became gravely ill with a suspected bacterial infection and died after being taken off life support, the retailer said Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

    Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was fed the formula died from what preliminary tests indicate was a rare bacterial infection, the retailer said.

  • David Kaiser, 46, of Miami, is shown as he speaks to the Associated Press about his thoughts on the possible extension of the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
    Americans frustrated by congressional stalemates AP - 52 mins ago

    As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill — this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits — they have a question for Congress: Can't you all just get along? For o … More »Americans frustrated by congressional stalemates

    David Kaiser, 46, of Miami, is shown as he speaks to the Associated Press about his thoughts on the possible extension of the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill — this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits — they have a question for Congress: Can't you all just get along? For once?

  • The number of U.S. people applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest level since April 2008, extending a downward trend that shows the job market strengthening.

  • Anti-government protesters carry coffins during the funeral of protesters in Syria

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops on Thursday pursued an offensive in a region where activists reported the deadliest assault in a nine-month-old crackdown on unrest, as the vanguard of an Arab League team set to monitor compliance with a peace plan headed for Damascus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two people …

  • With Republican voters barely noticing Gary Johnson’s run for presidency, the former New Mexico governor is now pinning his hopes on a bid for the Libertarian nomination.

  • Behind the Numbers: RNC Boasts of Fundraising Haul

    The Republican National Committee is boasting of its latest fundraising total, and Democrats aren’t showing signs that they’re scared. In a note to the press, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus touted his effort to pay off $11 million in debt while having $14.1 million in the...

  • The Hamas militant group has agreed to join the Palestine Liberation Organization — a key step toward unifying the long-divided Palestinian leadership.

  • Chinese Hack Into US Chamber of Commerce, Authorities Say

    Former US Official: Chinese 'Steal Everything They Can'

  • An Egyptian woman holds a banner that reads in Arabic, "men, come protest, Tantawi disrespected your women," during a protest demanding the military step down in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Thousands of women marched through central Cairo demanding Egypt's ruling military step down in an unprecedented show of outrage over soldiers who dragged women by the hair and stomped on them, and stripped one half-naked in the street during a fierce crackdown on activists the past week. (AP Photo/Hossam Ali)

    Egypt's military-appointed prime minister on Thursday called for national dialogue to resolve the country's political crisis and pleaded for a two-month calm to restore security after weeks of protests and bloodshed.

  • Arlington National Cemetery will report to Congress on its review into the accuracy of its gravestones and burial sites.

  • Environmentalists and health advocates received an early Christmas present Wednesday when the US Environmental Protection Agency announced new federal clean-air regulations that promise to vastly reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from the nation's power plants.

  • Occupy Cal demonstrators rest in Sproul Plaza in protest against Wall Street and police brutality at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley

    BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street activists who have camped out since October in the college town of Berkeley, across the bay from San Francisco, braced for an eviction that city officials warned would be enforced late Wednesday night. The city distributed flyers announcing plans to shut down the Occupy Berkeley …

  • Iran's navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari briefs media on an upcoming naval exercise, in a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Sayyari said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf _ an exercise that could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hamed Jafarnejad)

    Iran's navy chief said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, an exercise that could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels.

  • The convicted Lockerbie bomber claimed Thursday to have new evidence about the 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 that he said could clear his name.

  • Preventing Credit Card Theft + Inside Visa’s Top Secret Data Facility

    ‘Tis the season to swipe the credit card – and to be on alert. As shoppers rush home with their treasures, all purchased with just one swipe of a piece of plastic, it comes with one great risk: credit card fraud. About eight million American were...

  • People dressed in costumes watch the Spain's Christmas lottery draw known as "El Gordo" or "The Fat One" in Madrid, Thursday Dec. 22, 2011. Economic gloom is taking a back seat in Spain as the lottery billed as the world's richest dishes out some euro 2.52 billion ($3.29 billion) to winners across the nation. The top prize of euro 720 million, dubbed "El Gordo" was split Thursday among the holders of tickets bearing the number 58268. The number appeared on 1,800 tickets.  (AP Photo/Paul White)

    Days before Christmas, a tiny town of 2,000 in cash-strapped Spain found itself richer by €720 million ($940 million) Thursday after scooping the top prize in the nation's famed Christmas lottery.

  • For Christmas this year, I want a $75,000 life-size genie bottle. O.K., technically it's a yurt -- a round, tentlike structure invented centuries ago by nomads in Central Asia -- decorated with hand-embroidered tapestries, a crystal chandelier and all sorts of accessories specifically designed to look like the inside of …

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